Rendezvous with Rama
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Rendezvous with Rama is a classic hard science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke that explores humanity’s encounter with a mysterious alien starship entering the Solar System.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rendezvous with Rama canonical | 2 |
| The Garden of Rama | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hard science fiction novel
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science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Arthur C. Clarke ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
British Science Fiction Association Award
ⓘ
surface form:
British Science Fiction Association Award for Best Novel
Hugo Award for Best Novel ⓘ John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel ⓘ Jupiter Award for Best Novel ⓘ Nebula Award ⓘ
surface form:
Nebula Award for Best Novel
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| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts | mysterious alien starship ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
cosmic insignificance of humanity
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human curiosity ⓘ limits of human understanding ⓘ non-anthropocentric alien life ⓘ |
| featuresConcept |
alien engineering
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artificial gravity via rotation ⓘ cylindrical megastructure ⓘ space exploration by human crews ⓘ |
| firstPublicationFormat | novel ⓘ |
| followedBy | Rama II ⓘ |
| genre |
hard science fiction
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science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptationPlanned | film adaptation (various unproduced projects) ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Endeavour crew
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Mercury colonists ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Commander Bill Norton ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
Rama II
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Rama Revealed ⓘ The Garden of Rama ⓘ |
| includedIn | lists of classic science fiction novels ⓘ |
| influenced | later hard science fiction about megastructures ⓘ |
| isbn | 9780575016356 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Golden Age of Science Fiction ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
exploration of alien spacecraft
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first contact with extraterrestrial intelligence ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
minimal direct depiction of aliens
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open-ended, ambiguous conclusion ⓘ rigorous scientific plausibility ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Rama series ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1973 ⓘ |
| publisher | Victor Gollancz Ltd ⓘ |
| setIn | Solar System ⓘ |
| setInTime | 22nd century ⓘ |
| titleCharacter | Rama ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Garden of Rama